New England Patriots Fans v. National Football League, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-060-17)
Court denies reconsideration of appeal dismissal, holding mailbox rule inapplicable where deadline runs from judgment entry, not service of papers.
England
Verizon New England Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Boston (and a consolidated case) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-173-16)
Split tax rate structure treating personal property same as commercial and industrial real property does not violate constitutional proportionality requirement.
New England Survey Systems, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Accidents (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-076-16)
Debarment penalty for failure to maintain workers' compensation insurance applies automatically when stop work order issues, without requiring proof of employer intent to avoid premium payments.
New England Precision Grinding,l Inc. v. Simply Surgical, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-026-16)
Medical device supplier cannot revoke acceptance of goods after customer rejects them; contract terms control payment obligations.
New England Forestry Foundation, Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Hawley (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-083-14)
Nonprofit conservation organization qualifies for charitable property tax exemption on forest land where it actively conducts sustainable forestry and environmental protection, though public access not required.
Town of Hanover v. New England Regional Council of Carpenters (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-057-14)
Labor union that supported taxpayer litigation against town engaged in protected petitioning activity under anti-SLAPP statute despite not being named party.
New England Insulation Company, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-064-13)
Insurer properly applied pro rata allocation method to asbestos indemnity payments under occurrence-based liability policies despite insured's argument for joint and several coverage.
O’Brien v. New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 911 (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-038-13)
Appeals Court upholds arbitration award reinstating officer terminated for off-duty incident with teenagers, applying deferential standard of review to arbitrator's factual findings.